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Yury Skopov
Born:
1948, Yegorievsk (Moscow Region)
Movements:
Nonconformism
Nonconformism
Painter, graphic artist. Born in the family of Mikhail Skopov in Yegorievsk in Moscow Region (1948). Graduated from the Abramtsevo School of Art and Industry (1968) and the Faculty of Art of Moscow Institute of Polygraphy (1977). Member of Ely Belyutin’s New Reality studio (from 1974). Took up abstract art (1980s). Lives and works in Yegorievsk. Contributed to exhibitions in Russia (from 1974) and abroad (from 1989).
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